Life Swap: What If You Left New York?

Move from this island to an even smaller one.

Everyone loves a river view, like the one from this two-bedroom, two-bath at Battery Park City’s ecofriendly Visionaire condo. But how about water on all sides? Willo-Isle, a one-acre patch of land in the middle of a private body of water called Putnam Lake, holds a four-bedroom prewar stone house and a guest cottage and is reachable only by a five-minute boat ride, says broker John Mehigan of Gumley Haft Kleier. So in addition to maintaining a car, you’ll need a skiff—but at least it will be convenient. There’s a two-car garage onshore, right by the dock.

WILLO-ISLE, PATTERSON, NEW YORK
The Facts: A one-acre island with a four-bedroom stone house and a guest cottage. Asking Price: $1.55 million. Taxes: $1,138.44 per year. Agent: John Mehigan, Gumley Haft Kleier.